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The Trade in Animals and Related Products Regulations 2011

S.I. 2011/1197 · Made 27 April 2011 · Extends to United Kingdom

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reg. 3(1)substitutedAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 s. 6(1)(a)
reg. 3(2)words omittedAnimal Welfare (Import of Dogs, Cats and Ferrets) Act 2025 s. 6(1)(b)

Animals, England

Agriculture, England

Made 27th April 2011

Laid before Parliament 4th May 2011

Coming into force 25th May 2011

The Secretary of State is a Minister designatedf1 for the purposes of making Regulations under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972f2 in relation to the common agricultural policy of the European Union.

These Regulations make provision for a purpose mentioned in that section and it appears to the Secretary of State that it is expedient for the references to the European instruments in Schedule 1 to these Regulations to be construed as references to those instruments as amended from time to time.

In accordance with section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973f3, the Treasury consent to the making of these Regulations.

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of, and paragraph 1A of Schedule 2 to, the European Communities Act 1972 and section 56(1) of the Finance Act 1973.C1

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Modifications

C1

Regulations applied in part (with modifications) (25.2.2025) by The Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/217), regs. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1

Footnotes

f1

S. I. 1972/1811.

f2

1972 c. 68. Paragraph 1A was inserted into Schedule 2 by section 28 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51).

f3

1973 c.51.

Contents

  1. Part 1: Introduction
  2. 1Title, application and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Pet animals
  5. 4International agreements Repealed
  6. Part 2: Movement between member States Repealed
  7. 5Movement of animals or genetic material to or from member States Repealed
  8. 6Preparation of a health certificate Repealed
  9. 7Notification of movement of animals and genetic material to and from member States Repealed
  10. 8Additional requirements in specific cases Repealed
  11. Part 3: Importation from a third country
  12. 9Scope of this Part
  13. 10Meaning and use of Common Health Entry Document “CHED”
  14. 11Border Control Posts
  15. 12Appointment of official veterinary surgeons and official fish inspectors
  16. 13Place of importation
  17. 14Notification of importation
  18. 15Procedure on importation
  19. 16Removal from the border control post
  20. 17Supervision and monitoring consignments
  21. 18Destination outside Great Britain
  22. 19Unchecked consignments
  23. 20Action following failure of checks or seizure – products
  24. 21Consignments of products likely to constitute a risk to animal or human health Repealed
  25. 22Serious or repeated infringements and breach of maximum residue limits
  26. 23Action following failure of checks or seizure – animals
  27. 24Appeals
  28. 25Additional requirements in specific cases
  29. 26Exclusions , derogations and modifications
  30. 27Re-importation of animals and products
  31. 28Admission of products into warehouses in compliance with Customs procedures and storage procedures
  32. Part 4: Safeguard measures
  33. 29Safeguard measures
  34. Part 5: Administration
  35. 30Notifications and authorisations
  36. 31Enforcement authorities
  37. 32Enforcement
  38. 33Powers of entry
  39. 34Powers of authorised officers
  40. 35Importation of animals or products constituting a risk to animal or public health
  41. 35AReview of decisions by an appointed person
  42. 36Obstruction
  43. 37Exchange of information
  44. 38Fees
  45. 39Offences
  46. 40Offences by bodies corporate
  47. 41Offences by partnerships and unincorporated associations
  48. 42Penalties
  49. 43Review
  50. 44Revocations
  51. Signature
  52. Schedule 1European Union legislation Repealed
  53. Schedule 2: Specific requirements for individual cases
  54. Part 1: Additional requirements for trade with member States Repealed
  55. 1Dealers in cattle, sheep, pigs or goats Repealed
  56. 2Transport of cattle, pigs, sheep or goats Repealed
  57. 3Horses Repealed
  58. 4Poultry Health Scheme Repealed
  59. 5Approvals for the Balai Directive Repealed
  60. 6Circuses Repealed
  61. 7Animal by-products Repealed
  62. Part 2: Additional provisions relating to imports from third countries
  63. 8Arrival at premises of destination
  64. 9Imported birds
  65. 10Horses Repealed
  66. 11Ship supply
  67. 11ASpecial import conditions
  68. 12Charges for veterinary checks from New Zealand Repealed
  69. Schedule 3: Cases to which Part 3 does not apply
  70. 1Disapplication of Part 3
  71. 2Case 1: Personal imports and small consignments
  72. 3Case 2: International means of transport
  73. 4Case 3: Research and diagnostic samples
  74. 5Case 4: Consignments cleared in Great Britain
  75. 6Case 5: Composite products
  76. 7Case 6: Animals subject to rabies control
  77. Case 7: Relevant animals intended for scientific purposes
  78. 9Case 8: low risk goods exempted from routine checks at border control posts under Article 48(1) and (2)(h) of the Official Controls Regulation
  79. Schedule 4: Consequential amendments
  80. 1Amendment to the Bluetongue Regulations
  81. 2Amendment to the Importation of Animal Products and Poultry Products Order 1980
  82. Schedule 5: Application of, derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 in relation to territories subject to special transitional import arrangements
  83. Part 1: Introductory
  84. 1Application
  85. 2Interpretation
  86. 3Application of, derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 of these Regulations
  87. Part 2: Derogations from, and modifications to, Part 3 of these Regulations
  88. 4Derogation from regulation 13: place of importation
  89. 5Derogation from regulation 14: timing of notification of importation
  90. 6Derogation from regulation 15: procedure on importation
  91. 7Derogation from regulation 19(a): unchecked consignments
  92. 8Modification of regulation 20: action following failure of checks or seizure – products
  93. 9Modification of regulation 23: action following failure of checks or seizure – animals
  94. 10Derogation from regulation 27: re-importation of animals and products
  95. Part 3: Additional rules in relation to relevant goods consisting of live animals
  96. 11Live animals
  97. Schedule 6Transitional import arrangements: animal by-products and derived products requiring a health certificate on importation
  98. Explanatory note